The Incredible Hulk (4 of 5 stars)
Thank God for this movie! Not only because it was a legitimately good flick, but because I desperately needed something to cleanse my pallet after seeing “The Happening” last Friday.
This movie has a good story that feels true to the classic Hulk television show, impressive special effects, and lots of action. They actually do a pretty good job of quickly getting you up to speed as to what is going on, and how Bruce Banner has gotten to where he is. You could easily see this movie and enjoy it without already seeing the Eric Bana version, which if you’re lucky is the case for you… (they do a remarkably good job of redeeming themselves from that film). If you are an old-school Hulk fan or like comic book/superhero movies, you won’t be disappointed.
Iron Man (4 of 5 stars)
So it was pretty much a movie marathon weekend, if you haven’t noticed yet… I hooked up with a buddy tonight to see Iron Man for the second time, so I thought I’d write a quick review of it, since I didn’t have this site up and running when I saw it the first time.
This movie was a pleasant surprise. I was very skeptical after seeing the previews, and went into it expecting it to be pretty cheesy. I was actually shocked by how good it was. In fact the first time I saw it, I recall my wife and I looking at each other about 30 minutes into the movie and saying “this is really good!”. I know that if she likes a movie like this enough to want to see it again, it has to be pretty decent.
The movie is about a brilliant young scientist, Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr.), who owns a large weapons manufacturing company. He has a traumatic experience that causes him to question whether or not his company is helping or hurting the world through the proliferation of weapons. After a bizarre turn of events, he ends up building a super-advanced exoskeleton suit that allows him to fly around and fight with super-human capabilities. It sounds kind of lame, but it had a little bit of the same feeling that Transformers did to me, with a great balance of action, humor and incredible special effects.
I would definitely recommend this movie.
